AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-56 vs Intel Pentium M 780

General info

Comparing Pentium M 780 and Turion 64 X2 TL-56 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance rating	not rated	not rated
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Pentium M	2x AMD Turion 64
Architecture codename	Dothan (2004−2005)	Trinidad / Tyler (2007)
Release date	July 2005 (17 years old)	4 May 2007 (15 years old)
Current price	$113	$245

Technical specs

Pentium M 780 and Turion 64 X2 TL-56 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	1 (Single-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	1	2
Base clock speed	2.26 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.26 GHz	1.8 GHz
Bus support	533 MHz	800 MHz
L1 cache	32 KB	no data
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	no data
Chip lithography	90 nm	90/65 nm
Die size	84 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	140 million	no data
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	-	no data
VID voltage range	1.26V-1.404V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium M 780 and Turion 64 X2 TL-56 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	no data
Socket	PPGA478, H-PBGA479	S1
Thermal design power (TDP)	27 Watt	33/31 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium M 780 and Turion 64 X2 TL-56. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	32 Bit	no data
FSB parity	-	no data

Security technologies

Pentium M 780 and Turion 64 X2 TL-56 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium M 780 and Turion 64 X2 TL-56 are enumerated here.

VT-x

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium M 780 and Turion 64 X2 TL-56. Depending on the motherboards, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

ECC memory support

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Benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Boost clock speed	2260	1800
Thermal design power (TDP)	27 Watt	33 Watt

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